The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-22
PiTH AND POINT.

The handmade of Scripture was n
simple thing compared with the tailor
made girl of the present day.-M o.
Picayunc.
--"For what is it my sad soul
ycarnsp" asks poetess. We don't
know, dear, unless it Is for the editor to
send you n check instead of the little
note "Returned with thanks. "-New
Hauen Ncws.
Wife Gnnoccntly)-Is the base
ball season overp Husband (pctulant-
ly)--Of course. Look Mt the weather.
Any fool ought to know that Wife
(swcetly)-That's why asked you, my
dear Washington Critic.
"A servant-girl went to sleep one
afternoon and did not wake up until
forty hours later. When she awokc
she was naturally much inccnsed to
find that she had been defrauded out of
two evenings out.--Boston Transcript.
$50 you think Friday an unlucky
day, do you, Edith?" "Yes, indeed, /
do, ma'am." "And why do you think
it is unlucky?" "Wcll, you see we al
ways have fish on Friday, and l just
abominate fish. - Yonkers Statesman.
"A fashion item says: "Bonnets will
, not be worn as high this year as last"
If this be true, all this talk about 'elc-
waiting the stage" may as we'll he
dropped. With less lofty bonnets, the
stage is high enough. --Norristo,Cn Her.
dld
In Phil Armour's Chicago packing
house they are killing four thousand
hogs day, and yet the man who sits
sideways in a street car was in town
yesterday. So was the man who has
his hair cut Saturday night. Some men
are born luclty.-Bmrdette.
| Editor: What noise is that in the
assistant editors room?" Office Boy:
"Dc assistant editor. johnson, is stamp
ing on de new type-writin' machine"
Editor: whats the matter with itp'
Office Boy: "Why, he started to write
up our funny column and de Ting
rung up chestnut before he'd wrote
more'n line. ."-Jmdge.
-"Mother,' said little Rockland
girl, looking up from her book, "what
uOeS lTHnSdlltItlC lncdIE VII, tcGOSS
the Atlantic. of course. Don't bother
me, you make me forget my count"
"Does trans always mean acrossp" II
suppose it does. If you don't stop
bothering me with your questions you'll
go to bed "Then does transparent
mean Il cross parent" ?"-Rockland Cou-
rier.
Mr.. Minks-Secms to me that new
girl is very good one, isn't she9 Mrs.
Minks-She is Il perfect treasure. l
can't imagine how even existed before
she came. and I'll never let her 90.
never; but the beauty of it is. she is
just rs well satisfied as l am, and
know she'll never even think of leav-
ing. Don't be too sure about that
She may take Il notion to get married
some fine day" mo danger; she's
been married once. ."-Omahd World.
They were sitting as close together
as the sofa would permit. She looked
with incffable tenderness into his noble
blue eyes. George" she murmured,
with tremor in her voice, Didn't you
tell me once thai you would be willing
to do any great act of heroism for my
sakeP" "Yes, Fannie, and gladly re-
iterate that sentiment now," he re-
piled in confident tones; ''no noble
Roman of old was fired with loftier
ambition, n Drawer resolution than L.
"Well, George, want you to do some
thing real heroic for me-" Speak,
darling; what is it?" ASK me to be
your wife. We've been fooling long
enough. Chicago Tribune.